Range Music Publishing Signs Exclusive Global Administration Deal With UMPG

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Range Music Publishing has signed an exclusive global administration deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). The new agreement expands on Range Media Partners’ existing relationships with Universal Music Group (UMG)’s Capitol Music Group and Virgin Music Group.

Established in 2023 and led by Casey Robison, Range Music Publishing has sought to build a curated, full-service, boutique music publishing company to take advantage of synergies within the Range ecosystem with the help of Managing Partners Matt Graham, Jack Minihan, Tyler Henry, Melissa Ruderman, Chris Thomas, Evan Winiker, Cory Litwin and Shawn McSpadden as well as Partners Rachel Douglas, Ace Christian, Joel Zimmerman and Jared Cotter, VP of A&R + Publishing Sam Drake, Director of A&R/Artist Manager Federico Morris and A&R Coordinator Megan Simon.

Its roster includes Sean Cook, Geoff Warburton, Luke Grimes, Dylan Gossett, Grant Averill, Tyler Dopps, Two Fresh, Luke Niccoli, Simon Oscroft and Rudey, the latter six of whom will be included in this deal.

In the past six months, Range Music Publishing has celebrated five top-charting songs across multiple radio formats and genres, including country, rhythmic, hot AC and dance. The signing follows Cook’s 10th-straight week on top of Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The publishing divison has also seen success with Cook’s work on Paul Russell’s “Lil Boo Thang” in addition to Warburton’s credits, such as Tyler Hubbard’s “Back Then Right Now” and Luke Bryan’s “But I Got a Beer in My Hand,” and Dopps’ work on Loud Luxury and Charlieonnafriday’s “Young & Foolish.”

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with our friends at UMPG as we build Range Music Publishing and grow our global footprint,” says Robison. “UMPG’s impressive team will help us maximize creative opportunities while providing first-class administration for our growing roster of artists and songwriters. We couldn’t be more proud to call UMPG our partners.”

Graham adds, “On behalf of our partnership we are thrilled to be formalizing our longstanding relationship with UMPG. The collaboration ensures greater creative support and administration for our writers, producers and artists. Together, we are committed to connecting the dots across our myriad of talent as well as the varying facets of our film, television, sports and gaming relationships.”

“In the short time Range has focused on publishing, they have already made a strong impact in the marketplace,” says Jennifer Knoepfle, UMPG EVP/Co-Head of A&R. “Casey, Sam, Matt and team have a great ethos and vision, and we are happy to be their admin partner on current and future endeavors.”

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